
Independent Power Systems - Colorado
About us
Our experts at Independent Power are committed to helping you harness the power of nature through in-house installation for solar, battery storage, heating, cooling, and electrical solutions. With more than 25 years of experience, we have worked with homeowners, business owners, nonprofits, utilities, and even our nation’s military and national parks to maximize returns with unparalleled craftsmanship and design excellence. Our award-winning team uses the most advanced products on the market to ensure clean-energy systems that are high-impact and ultra-durable.
Business highlights
Services we offer
EV Chargers, Electrical Services, Generators, Heat Pumps. Battery Storage Backup, Smart Panel upgrade, Solar Panels
Amenities
Free Estimates
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Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
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They were available to answer all my questions and help me with any part of the operations of the system.
I was very satisfied with their performance, and have been very satisfied with the operation of the solar system for the past 2 + years.
IPS was courteous, responsive, competent and professional in all phases of the project. Budgeting was accurate, and the project was completed promptly and on schedule. Installation is clean, attractive and professional and has been totally reliable to date. No refuse was left at the site. Any issues we had were solved by the installer, or if appropriate, solutions were suggested on our end to solve issues, and these proved successful. IPS handled the liaison with Poudre Valley REA regarding production metering and permitting. Based on our experience I would certainly recommend IPS for a residential solar installation.
I decided to purchase the system with a decent down payment, financing the balance. One minor nit here - I asked several times for the specific spreadsheet for my specific situation and was never provided with that document. A few days later the project lead made his appointment with me and spent a fair bit of time measuring my roof. The plan was to have 21 panels, all on my South-facing roof surfaces. The design team generated the drawings and submitted for a city permit. I had to press for my HOA documents as that somehow fell through the cracks - but it all worked out in time. When the team arrived to start the installation, the installation lead realized that there was some issue - there were some phone calls from my roof and then my phone rang. It was the project lead explaining that the design team had somehow misread the measurements of my roof and all those panels would actually not fit on my south-facing surfaces. They were very professional about the error and accepted all responsibility for it. They already had a back-up plan which was 14 panels South-facing and 7 more East facing and there was plenty of room for that. The city was quick to approve the modified permit request and construction began. It took 2 full days to get everything done - only 1 day required me to be home for the electricians to do their work in the attic. Once all that was done, there was the city final inspection (there had already been one rough inspection) and all was done except waiting for the Power Company to install the required metering devices. That took over a month (though it was completely out of the control of I. P. S....
Today (just under a week after my metering equipment was installed) I'm so happy with this system that I'm like a kid in a candy shop with a pocket full of money. There were a few hiccups along the way, but as things stand right now, I'm very happy.
All the work was very neatly done. The system has been up and running now for over two months and, except for extended periods of snow cover during much of December, has been performing better than expected. Unlike other companies that presented proposals, Independent Power Systems provided NREL calculations supporting their proposed system size.
I chose two options that increased the cost of the system, but increased efficiency, reliability, and appearance. The system has SunPower panels and Enphase microinverters. The more efficient SunPower panels result in a small footprint and thus a much better fit on the roof. The microinverters are more efficient and reliable than one large "string inverter" that would be in the way and have to be replaced in 10 to 15 years at a cost of about $2,500. As the solar panels are on the front of the house, appearance is important.
The solar array can be seen at https://enlighten.enphaseenergy.com/public/systems/QheB35675.
"This customer purchased a home with a pre-existing solar system that our company installed in 2009. Her comments regard the addition of animal protection to the existing solar system, and should be evaluated accordingly. Independent Power Systems began including animal guard as a standard feature to all systems in 2011."
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